Section 8 Command and control
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Naval Ships, January 2023 - Volume 3 Additional Class Notations - Part 2 Naval Ship Safety - Chapter 4 Life-Saving and Evacuation Arrangements - Section 8 Command and control

Section 8 Command and control

Parent topic: Chapter 4 Life-Saving and Evacuation Arrangements

8.1 Command and control objective

8.1.1 Suitable means are to be provided to ensure that life-saving and evacuation operations can be safely and effectively orchestrated. The Command and Control Goals described in Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 4, 8.1 Command and control objective 8.1.2 may be achieved by the application of the referenced SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Regulations which are for guidance purposes. See also Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 4, 4.1 The Rules 4.1.3.

8.1.2  Command and Control Goal 1. Every ship is to be equipped and manned so that command of all life-saving and evacuation situations can be maintained:

  1. Every ship is to be fitted with a general emergency alarm in accordance with SOLAS Chapter III, Part B, Regulation 6.4.2, as applicable. The alarm is to be audible on all open decks and every compartment.

  2. Every ship is to be fitted with a public address system in accordance with SOLAS Chapter III, Part B, Regulation 6.5.

  3. Emergency situation instructions are to be in accordance with SOLAS Chapter III, Part B, Regulations 8 and 9.

  4. The manning and supervision of life saving appliances are to be in accordance with SOLAS Chapter III, Part B, Regulation 10.

  5. Emergency and training drills are to be in accordance with SOLAS Part B, Chapter III, Regulation 19.

8.1.3  Command and Control Goal 2. Reliable means of speech communication are to be provided between the central point of command and strategic life-saving and evacuation stations:

Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus is to be provided on every ship.

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